Re: OFF-TOPIC: Non linguistics books by Chomsky

John Cowan wrote:

>Stephen Mulraney scripsit:
>
>>Also, some earlier remarks by others suggested that political discussion
>>was forbidden. Surely this isn't the policy of the list? What saith the
>>Lord of Instrumentality?
>>
>>
Ah, that should have been "Lord of *the* Instrumentality". Herr, Gnade.

>He thinks that the self-correcting tendency of the list is working
>very nicely and needs no intervention whatsoever.
>
>
Yes, and it's very pleasing to observe. I haven't seen it in any other
online forum, either, at least not quite so persistent and effectively.

>General experience with religion and politics shows them to be touchy
>topics, but ones which this list generally handles well -- that is,
>with great tact.  This is entirely due, of course, to the mix of
>personalities on it.
>
>John Cowan, Lord of the Instrumentality of Conlang
>
>
Don't you have another title? Some kind of 'Pocinator'? I don't remember
the exact style.

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